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[Tuesday Map] Ravenson’s Landing

The small community of Ravenson’s Landing lies in a shallow bay by a small river, a useful source of freshwater for traffic near the Hill Islands who wish to remain away from the major ports in that area – pirates, privateers and smugglers for the most part.

The inlet and community is on the edge of a forest and is easily spotted by those searching for it by the silhouette of Ravenson’s Tower which overlooks the few nearby houses.

Slightly to the west of the settlement is Partridge Cave partially hidden in the woods. Partridge Cave is home to the secrets of Ravenson’s Landing… whatever they may be…

Ravenson’s Landing

Ravenson’s Landing is the first map I drew in a new sketchbook I picked up at Chapters on October 26th of last year. I drew the map using a 0.5mm gel pen, with the areas where I would screen in the trees purposefully left unmarked so I could use the tree screen that I had used for the first time a few days before on a map I drew for the 2013 Secret Santicore.

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An interesting map. Conceptually though it strains my sense of disbelief a tiny bit. You say the village is home to mostly criminals, yet there is a large (stone?) tower overlooking the village and in plain sight of any ships passing by. Even if this place is out of the way, SOMEONE is gonna notice a tower by the shore. Also, towers are expensive to build, maintain, and man. If this were an abandoned military outpost, or a tower from a fallen kingdom, or the HQ of a large Pirate King or some such, then I could see it, and if I were to use this excellent map I would adjust it accordingly to provide a reason for the tower. Perhaps Ravenson’s Landing is an existing military outpost and the smuggling is either furtively conducted beneath the shadow of “the law”, or the local military is corrupt and being heavily bribed. Y’know, I’m liking this map more and more!🙂

The Hill Island fleet command is well paid to not notice the tower by the multiclassed merchant prince / assassin who added the tower to the community. He maintains a mix of legit and smuggling traffic lanes throughout the area, originally as a side-line to assist in the spread of his assassin network, but now as a nice financial safety net.